Police probe abduction of Indiana teen, charge 2nd teen

Second teen charged with making a false report

Police in Indiana are investigating the apparent abduction and sexual assault of a teen, while saying another teen made up her story of being attacked.

Officers said an 18-year-old woman told them late Tuesday that she was forced into a black pickup truck in Decatur County by two men and driven to a remote area, where she was sexually assaulted and then let go.

Investigators said the incident happened outside a Walmart store. Detectives were checking parking lot surveillance to see if they could find anything.

But on Thursday, police said that Tina Anne Dixon, the woman who made the report, was charged with false reporting.

Police received a call Wednesday morning from a woman who said her 13-year-old girl was abducted and assaulted while walking to school.

The girl had missed her bus and was walking to school in an alley in Greensburg when a black pickup with a loud muffler drove up, police said. Two men in the truck offered her a ride, but the passenger got out and forced her into the vehicle when she declined their offer.

The teen said the men fondled her as they drove and then took her back to the alley.

The younger girl said one of the men was overweight, with brownish-gray hair and a goatee. The other man was tall, bald and had a mustache.

She said both men appeared to be in their 50s.

The mother of the 13-year-old victim spoke with News 5's Courtis Fuller about the attack.

The girl's mother said, "She come home beating on the door. She was shaking and crying, (she) could barely talk. She said, 'Mom, some guys picked me up, made me get in their truck and was touching me all over.' She said, 'They let me go and I just ran home.' I've never seen my daughter this upset – ever. She's not sleeping, everyone she goes to school with, they are asking about it. She's trying to forget but she can't."

Detectives said they are investigating the credibility of both claims.

In the meantime, the 13-year-old's mother said her daughter is frightened half to death.

"And she's not going to feel safe or sleep at night until they are caught," the mother said.

Police are investigating whether these cases are related to a similar incident reported Sept. 17.

Anyone with information is asked to call Greensburg police at 812-663-3131.

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